Senior Test Engineer

Lorien; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced company pension

Company bonus scheme

Job summary

Lorien is seeking a Senior Test Engineer in Warrington for a hybrid role focused on driving quality throughout the development lifecycle. This position involves working with a cross-functional team to embed QA practices and ensure efficient and reliable releases.

The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in modern QA practices, including shift-left testing and Agile delivery. Benefits include a salary of £50,000, a company bonus scheme, and an enhanced pension plan.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in modern QA practices including shift-left, exploratory testing, and Agile delivery.
• Ability to balance speed, risk, and quality to support confident releases.

Responsibilities

• Driving QA strategy and best practices within an Agile delivery team.
• Ensuring tests are applied at the right level for effective coverage.
• Embedding shift-left testing and leading exploratory testing.
• Using metrics and logs to improve production outcomes.

Skills

Exploratory testing

Agile delivery

API testing

SQL

Continuous improvement

Job description

Senior Test Engineer - Warrington (Hybrid) - £50,000 + Bonus + Benefits

The Role

You’ll sit within a cross‑functional delivery team, working closely with Engineers, Product, and Design to ensure quality is built into everything from day one. This is not a "test at the end" role, you’ll shape how quality is approached across the full lifecycle, influencing design, delivery, and production outcomes.

The Opportunity

This is a role where you’ll drive a quality‑first mindset, embedding best practices, improving how the team works, and ensuring releases are both fast and reliable. You’ll help move quality earlier into the process (shift‑left), while also using real production insights to improve decisions (observability‑led quality).

There’s strong scope to influence how QA operates within the team, from testing strategy through to continuous improvement.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Driving QA strategy and best practices within an Agile delivery team
• Ensuring tests are applied at the right level (unit, integration, end‑to‑end) for effective coverage and risk mitigation
• Embedding shift‑left testing, ensuring quality is considered early in design and development
• Leading exploratory testing to uncover issues real users might experience
• Using monitoring, metrics, and logs to drive observability‑led quality and improve production outcomes
• Identifying risks early and helping the team make informed decisions
• Improving QA processes, standards, and ways of working across the team
• Mentoring QA colleagues and working closely with engineers to build a culture of quality
• Supporting automation strategies and ensuring the right tests are prioritised

What You Bring

• Strong experience in modern QA practices including shift‑left, exploratory testing, and Agile delivery
• Experience working across API testing, SQL, and testability practices
• A solid understanding of the testing pyramid and risk‑based quality approaches
• Experience using data, metrics, and observability to improve quality outcomes
• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and team collaboration
• Ability to balance speed, risk, and quality to support confident releases

The Benefits

As well as working within a supportive team you’ll have these perks available, and much more:

• Salary £50,000
• Enhanced company pension
• Company bonus scheme